Daily Archives: June 17, 2011
Rory McIlroy Takes Record 6-Stroke Lead into Round 3: Top 10 U.S. Open Winning Scores of All Time
Tiger Woods at the 2000 US Open, Pebble Beach (Getty)
Cory McIlroy is putting on another straight-out-of-the-clubhouse performance in the 2011 U.S. Open, echoing the one he put on during the first two days of the Masters.
Will he hang on this time or suffer another tragic defeat?
If he maintains his torrid pace this time around, McIlory might just find himself on a list like this, the top 10 scores in U.S. Open History.
| 1. | -12 | Tiger Woods | USA | 2000 | Pebble Beach |
| 2. | -8 | Ben Hogan | USA | 1948 | Riviera |
| 2. | -8 | Jack Nicklaus | USA | 1980 | Baltusrol |
| 2. | -8 | Hale Irwin | USA | 1990 | Medinah |
| 2. | -8 | Lee Janzen | USA | 1993 | Baltusrol |
| 2. | -8 | Jim Furyk | USA | 2003 | Olympia |
| 7. | -7 | Tony Jacklin | ENG | 1970 | Hazeltine |
| 7. | -7 | David Graham | AUS | 1981 | Merion |
| 9. | -6 | Tom Watson | USA | 1982 | Pebble Beach |
| 9. | -6 | Curtis Strange | USA | 1988 | The Country Club |
| 9. | -6 | Payne Stewart | USA | 1991 | Hazeltine |
